The Plotting Shed

Watch the video on our YouTube channel You want to 'do' the garden, but what should you actually be 'doing'! We have come up with 10 golden rules for 'newbie' gardeners - it will help you start to create a garden that works - for you! Read more in our series  'How to design a garden if'....   If you are really stuck and just want to ask a few questions - ema...

If your garden borders just aren't looking their best and at the first sign of the wind blowing or after the rain, your plants just 'give up the ghost' and lie down on the ground...what can you do about it? Why is is happening and how can you solve it? Read more about sorting out your floppy plants Support the show Support the Show - Thank you PlantPlots.com Watch our videos faceboo...

How to create a garden border that will perform for you. But we won't mention anything about herbaceous perennials here.... instead we'll talk about a different design method that will help you choose the plants for your garden. Learn more about how to make you Garden Border Perform Support the show Support the Show - Thank you PlantPlots.com Watch our videos facebook.com/plantplots Pint...

Soil is the breadbasket of your garden - so what do you need to know about your soil/dirt so that you can put the plants in your garden that will be happiest growing there. It's all about Right plant, Right place - if the plants you use are happy with the soil you have they will grow well and 'do their thing' - which means you don't have to spend time looking after them. Downlo...

You can help save the world by thinking just a little more about the types of plants in your garden.  By reassessing who the flowers are really for, you can transform your garden from a colourful desert into a colourful paradise. Learn more about how to BEE More Responsible Gardeners  Support the show Support the Show - Thank you PlantPlots.com Watch our videos facebook.com/plantplots Pinterest/Pl...

Mother Nature spent millions of years perfecting the design of insects so that they can pollinate - but Humans seem to think we can do better - we can't! Support the show Support the Show - Thank you PlantPlots.com Watch our videos facebook.com/plantplots Pinterest/PlantPlots

A few amazing properties of the humble spinach leaf - it might just save your heart! PlantPlots - the Gardening Website for non-gardeners! Support the show Support the Show - Thank you PlantPlots.com Watch our videos facebook.com/plantplots Pinterest/PlantPlots

And you thought Avatar was just a CGI movie....no, it may surprise you to know that 'Avatar' exists in every wood or forest on Earth..... so let's stop digging them up to make 'consumer goods'. We love to create happy gardens full of happy plants - visit our website and make your garden happy too! See this article on the BBC about how plants talk to each other. Support the...

Humans have messed up  - we've fiddled about with plants in an attempt to 'improve' them - but improve them for who? And then we issues industry 'gong's and awards for creating these messed up plants! There is no purpose to a plant if it cannot reproduce itself on its own - in fact if it can't produce it's own fertile seed, is it a plant at all?  The Award of Gar...

Little changes collectively make massive differences. Avoiding buying bedding plants will help us help the planet. It won't help the horticulture industry - they'd love you to keep buying these 'plant them and chuck them away' plants year after year; surely there has to be a better alternative for us our gardens and the bees? Read more - How Green are Bedding Plants?   Support...

Ever popped out to the Garden Centre and come home with a plant that you then don't know where to plant? 5 Rules to Remember to help you get it right. Support the show Support the Show - Thank you PlantPlots.com Watch our videos facebook.com/plantplots Pinterest/PlantPlots

OK, in the 'Battle of the Garden' the current score is Your Garden 10: 0 You. What can you do and more importantly what shouldn't you do to get your garden back on track and under control... Read lots more great garden advice  Support the show Support the Show - Thank you PlantPlots.com Watch our videos facebook.com/plantplots Pinterest/PlantPlots

Gardening can be expensive, especially at the beginning. This little podcast runs through the most essential tools you really need to get - so you don't waste money buying expensive (but unnecessary) garden gadgets. 90% of your gardening chores will use just these few tools. Support the show Support the Show - Thank you PlantPlots.com Watch our videos facebook.com/plantplots Pinterest/PlantPl...

As part of our series on creating gardens that don't create unnecessary work for you - What factors in your garden borders create more work than others. Pre-warned is pre-armed - if you anticipate any future problems, you can stop them happening in the first place. Gardening should be a pleasure, if your garden is full of 'stuff' that causes extra work, you won't have a garden...

Who and what on earth is PlantPlots & what is our podcast The Plotting Shed all about? Why you should listen to us. & details of my little encounter with Donald Trump (before he got elected to become President of the United States of America) Details of everything we talk about is available to see on our Website - PlantPlots.com Support the show Support the Show - Thank you PlantPlots.com...

How to identify the parts of your garden that create lots of unnecessary work and what can you do to lessen the work. How to create easy care gardens that still look gorgeous - read more @  PlantPlots.com Support the show Support the Show - Thank you PlantPlots.com Watch our videos facebook.com/plantplots Pinterest/PlantPlots

Let's assume humans are responsible for the declining bee population (although many would say there is no direct evidence to prove this... as big business would argue) so let's just assume we are. So what can we all do in our own garden to help the bee population - after all without bees, we've got 4 years left alive! https://plantplots.com/bee-responsible-gardening/ Support the sho...